I'll be buying a 29er soon. This time I've decided I want to get a tubular wheelset for racing.

I've thought about getting a cheaper bike, and a pair of carbon tubular wheels. However the price, around 2000 euros (Enve/AX Lightness with 240s hubs), for a pair of wheels I'll only be racing on, has put me off.

I use the AX carbons with dugast fast birds for dry weather racing but for wet and general riding I had a set of Tubolite 29'ers with Tune hubs and CX Rays made by JP Racing bike in France. Very impresed with them around for weight, stiffness etc. I think they were just a touch over 1400g. Service from that company was very good.

The AX wheels I have made by R2 bike are pretty damn mighty of course but more than double the price.

A good way to test tubulars is using the relatively cheap Velocity Major Tom rim - it was designed for CX use but for a 29er it works fine. The wide bed allows good tub adhesion and at 425g there are not too heavy either. It is a stiff rim and works well with a variety of hubs.

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